Sprint Cup Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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2012 - Daytona 500 Race Results
Race Name - Daytona 500Date - 2/27/2012Race Track - Daytona International SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 505 milesPole Speed - 194.738 mphNumber of Cautions - 10Caution Laps - 42Average Race Speed - 140.25 mphLead Changes - 25Total Race Purse - $17,277,409Race Number - 1 | More Races from 2012 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 4 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Best Buy (Jack Roush) | 202 | Ford | 50 | $1,588,887 |
2 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 88 | Diet Mountain Dew National Guard (Rick Hendrick) | 202 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,103,150 |
3 | 2 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 3M (Jack Roush) | 202 | Ford | 44 | $804,163 |
4 | 31 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs) | 202 | Toyota | 57 | $702,091 |
5 | 9 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Caterpillar (Richard Childress) | 202 | Chevrolet | 24 | $559,550 |
6 | 37 | Paul Menard | 27 | Peak Menards (Richard Childress) | 202 | Chevrolet | 2 | $427,900 |
7 | 13 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Budweiser (Richard Childress) | 202 | Chevrolet | 0 | $415,261 |
8 | 1 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Fastenal (Jack Roush) | 202 | Ford | 0 | $403,466 |
9 | 12 | Joey Logano | 20 | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | 202 | Toyota | 2 | $346,063 |
10 | 22 | Mark Martin | 55 | Aarons Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip) | 202 | Toyota | 2 | $323,313 |
11 | 30 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | 5hour Energy (Michael Waltrip) | 202 | Toyota | 0 | $339,002 |
12 | 26 | Martin Truex Jr | 56 | NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip) | 202 | Toyota | 7 | $535,052 |
13 | 7 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Stanley DeWalt Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports) | 202 | Ford | 0 | $342,358 |
14 | 32 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Kroger USO (JTGDaugherty Racing) | 202 | Toyota | 0 | $331,196 |
15 | 24 | Dave Blaney | 36 | Ollies Bargain Outlet (Tommy Baldwin Jr) | 202 | Chevrolet | 6 | $296,513 |
16 | 3 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Office Depot Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing) | 202 | Chevrolet | 2 | $377,775 |
17 | 14 | Kyle Busch | 18 | MMs Brown (Joe Gibbs) | 202 | Toyota | 0 | $341,821 |
18 | 43 | Terry Labonte | 32 | CJ Energy (Frank Stoddard) | 202 | Ford | 3 | $316,150 |
19 | 41 | Tony Raines | 26 | Rick Santorum For President (Bob Jenkins) | 202 | Ford | 0 | $317,676 |
20 | 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 6 | Ford EcoBoost (Jack Roush) | 202 | Ford | 0 | $353,063 |
21 | 18 | Ryan Newman | 39 | US Army Quicken Loans (Stewart Haas Racing) | 202 | Chevrolet | 0 | $361,059 |
22 | 39 | Landon Cassill | 83 | Burger King (BK Racing) | 202 | Toyota | 0 | $319,945 |
23 | 33 | David Gilliland | 38 | MHP Power Pak Pudding (Bob Jenkins) | 201 | Ford | 0 | $309,133 |
24 | 6 | Regan Smith | 78 | Furniture Row Denver Mattress (Barney Visser) | 200 | Chevrolet | 2 | $357,034 |
25 | 36 | Casey Mears | 13 | GEICO (Germain Racing) | 199 | Ford | 0 | $305,021 |
26 | 38 | David Reutimann | 93 | Burger King (BK Racing) | 196 | Toyota | 0 | $309,335 |
27 | 10 | Elliott Sadler | 33 | Kroger Fred Meyer Jewelers (Richard Childress) | 196 | Chevrolet | 0 | $305,788 |
28 | 34 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | AMFM Energy Pellet Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek) | 194 | Toyota | 0 | $287,363 |
29 | 20 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | Farmers Insurance (Rick Hendrick) | 189 | Chevrolet | 0 | $297,988 |
30 | 11 | Michael McDowell | 98 | KLove Curb Records (Phil Parsons) | 189 | Ford | 0 | $292,175 |
31 | 19 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Bass Pro Shops Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) | 188 | Chevrolet | 0 | $318,608 |
32 | 23 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | 187 | Dodge | 0 | $322,295 |
33 | 27 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes (Richard Petty Motorsports) | 187 | Ford | 0 | $320,986 |
34 | 15 | AJ Allmendinger | 22 | Shell Pennzoil (Roger Penske) | 177 | Dodge | 0 | $328,325 |
35 | 40 | Trevor Bayne | 21 | Motorcraft Quick Lane Tire Auto Center (Wood Brothers) | 164 | Ford | 0 | $283,200 |
36 | 35 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) | 159 | Chevrolet | 0 | $312,391 |
37 | 42 | David Stremme | 30 | Jegs Performance Auto Parts (Timothy McSweeney) | 156 | Toyota | 0 | $282,075 |
38 | 29 | Danica Patrick | 10 | GoDaddycom (Tommy Baldwin Jr) | 138 | Chevrolet | 0 | $281,715 |
39 | 28 | Kurt Busch | 51 | HendrickCarscom (James Finch) | 113 | Chevrolet | 0 | $277,913 |
40 | 16 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | AARP Drive to End Hunger (Rick Hendrick) | 81 | Chevrolet | 1 | $317,674 |
41 | 17 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Mapei Menards Speed Energy (Robby Gordon) | 25 | Dodge | 0 | $268,150 |
42 | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Lowes (Rick Hendrick) | 1 | Chevrolet | 0 | $327,149 |
43 | 25 | David Ragan | 34 | Scorpion Truck Bed Liners (Bob Jenkins) | 1 | Ford | 0 | $267,637 |